Note: Researcher Victoria Cortessis has received support from the SC CTSI Clinical Trials Unit and pilot funding from the SC CTSI Research Development program.

The cited SC CTSI-supported study suggested a link between pot smoking and testicular cancer.

A new  study, published recently in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical and Developmental Immunology, concludes in a summary that marijuana cannabinoids decreased histological features, which were associated with erectile dysfunction in hypercholesterolemic mice.

Hypercholesterolemia, researchers say, is a "risk factor" in erectile dysfunction, which is mostly about lack of blood flow in key regions; cannabinoids might be able to negate the issue, they suggest. 

These data suggest a potential peripheral mechanism for cannabis-related modulations of sexual function; however, the role of the cannabinoid system on erectile function is still unclear.

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